The Orange County ska community tackled the dry heat last Thursday and Friday as the Vans Warped Tour stopped in Pomona.

Included on the bill of more than 100 artists, three Huntington Beach bands, Reel Big Fish, the Aquabats and Pacific Dub, showed off ska and reggae sounds.

Despite the lineup being heavily dominated by hardcore and metal bands, like Sleeping with Sirens and letlive., the energetic sounds of the three Surf City bands were warmly welcomed.

Reel Big Fish, known for its humorous ska music, inspired fans to dance, sing along and mosh to songs like "Sell Out," "She Has a Girlfriend Now" and a cover of a-ha's "Take On Me."

Singer-guitarist Aaron Barrett took notice of the crowd's positive reception.

"Yes, we are always this awesome," he said. "And, yes, we are more handsome in person."

While the short set times didn't allow for much of Reel Big Fish's typical onstage verbal humor, the band did get a chance to indirectly poke fun at some of the other genres on the tour.

Reel Big Fish played several versions of "S.R.", including styles like disco, country and metal. As a new version of the tune would start, Barrett would instruct the fans to perform accompanying moves like moshing, disco-dancing and square-dancing.

The Aquabats, dressed in their blue spandex superhero costumes from "The Aquabats! Super Show!", also made fun of some of the tour's other genres.

After obnoxiously screaming into the microphone, vocalist the MC Bat Commander introduced the band.

"We make screamo fun again," he said. "Take that, Cookie Monster!"

As the Aquabats played, gawking attendees stared at the band, which gave the MC Bat Commander license to make fun of how most of the crowd dressed.

"There are so many people here with long, flat-ironed hair," the MC Bat Commander said. "All you kids with long hair, just remember someone can choke you with your hair."

The Aquabats played ska songs like "Martian Girl," "Pool Party" and "Burger Rain," inspiring fans from toddler ages to adults to sing and dance along. Many fans in the crowd also sported the spandex costumes, as if idolizing the band.

"We may not be the coolest band in the world, but you kids sure are super rad!" the MC Bat Commander announced before playing "Super Rad."

Unfortunately for Pacific Dub, their set time overlapped with Reel Big Fish and the Aquabats, but they still managed to garner an intimate crowd as they played their reggae sounds.

Pacific Dub showed off a vivacious energy, despite it being the band's first time on a program as large as the Warped Tour. Each day, the band played a six-song set, which included surf-inspired songs like "Dreaming," "Sundown" and "Utica."

The Warped Tour will continue to travel across the United States this summer. For a complete list of tour dates and venues, visit http://www.vanswarpedtour.com.